Stylish, convincing, wise, funny--and just in time: the ultimate non-diet book, which could radically change the way you think and live.French women don't get fat, but they do eat bread and pastry, drink wine, and regularly enjoy three-course meals. In her delightful tale, Mireille Guiliano unlocks the simple secrets of this "French paradox"--how to enjoy food and stay slim and healthy. Hers is a charming, sensible, and powerfully life-affirming view of health and eating for our times.As a typically slender French girl, Mireille (Meer-ray) went to America as an exchange student and came back fat. That shock sent her into an adolescent tailspin, until her kindly family physician, "Dr. Miracle," came to the rescue. Reintroducing her to classic principles of French gastronomy plus time-honored secrets of the local women, he helped her restore her shape and gave her a whole new understanding of food, drink, and life. The key? Not guilt or deprivation but learning to get the most from the things you most enjoy. Following her own version of this traditional wisdom, she has ever since relished a life of indulgence without bulge, satisfying yen without yo-yo on three meals a day. Now in simple but potent strategies and dozens of recipes you'd swear were fattening, Mireille reveals the ingredients for a lifetime of weight control--from the emergency weekend remedy of Magical Leek Soup to everyday tricks like fooling yourself into contentment and painless new physical exertions to save you from the StairMaster. Emphasizing the virtues of freshness, variety, balance, and always pleasure, Mireille shows how virtually anyone can learn to eat, drink, and move like a French woman. A natural raconteur, Mireille illustrates her philosophy through the experiences that have shaped her life--a six-year-old's first taste of Champagne, treks in search of tiny blueberries (called myrtilles) in the woods near her grandmother's house, a near-spiritual rendezvous with oysters at a seaside restaurant in Brittany, to name but a few. She also shows us other women discovering the wonders of "French in action," drawing examples from dozens of friends and associates she has advised over the years to eat and drink smarter and more joyfully. Here are a culture's most cherished and time-honored secrets recast for the twenty-first century. For anyone who has slipped out of her zone, missed the flight to South Beach, or accidentally let a carb pass her lips, here is a buoyant, positive way to stay trim. A life of wine, bread--even chocolate--without girth or guilt? Pourquoi pas?From the Hardcover edition.

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French women don't get fat : the secret of eating for pleasure

Guiliano, Mireille

Mireille Giuliano

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Random House, Incorporated

Publisher not identified

Random House AudioBooks

Chatto & Windus

French Women, Place of publication not identified, 2004

United States, United States of America

1st ed, New York, New York State, 2005

New York, New York State, 2004

December 28, 2004

Reprint, 2004

London, 2005

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Includes index

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The book that launched a French Revolution about how to approach healthy living: the ultimate non -diet book—now with more recipes.
“The perfect book.... A blueprint for building a healthy attitude toward food and exercise"— San Francisco Chronicle
French women don’t get fat, even though they enjoy bread and pastry, wine, and regular three-course meals. Unlocking the simple secrets of this “French paradox”—how they enjoy food while staying slim and healthy—Mireille Guiliano gives us a charming, inspiring take on health and eating for our times. For anyone who has slipped out of her Zone, missed the flight to South Beach, or accidentally let a carb pass her lips, here is a positive way to stay trim, a culture’s most precious secrets recast for the twenty-first century. A life of wine, bread—even chocolate—without girth or guilt? Pourquoi pas?

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The book that launched a fabulous French Revolution about how to approach healthy living: the ultimate non -diet booknow with more recipes. French women dont get fat, even though they enjoy bread and pastry, wine, and regular three-course meals. Unlocking the simple secrets of this French paradoxhow they enjoy food while staying slim and healthyMireille Guiliano gives us a charming, inspiring take on health and eating for our times. For anyone who has slipped out of her Zone, missed the flight to South Beach, or accidentally let a carb pass her lips, here is a positive way to stay trim, a cultures most precious secrets recast for the twenty-first century. A life of wine, breadeven chocolatewithout girth or guilt? Pourquoi pas?

A Gourmand's Guide To The Slim Life Shares The Principles Of French Gastronomy, The Art Of Enjoying All Edibles In Proportion, Arguing That The Secret Of Being Thin And Happy Lies In The Ability To Appreciate And Balance Pleasures, Not In Deprivation, In A Guide That Includes Inspirational True-life Stories, Simple Advice, And Dozens Of Delectable Recipes. 100,000 First Printing.

Seldom has there been a more elegant and seductive diet book! The advice is sensible, eminently do-able, and most importantly, easy to follow, with no backsliding.

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